Psalm 71

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 71:1-24

Psalms 70-71 A lifetime of faithful servicePsalms 70:0 is the same as Psalms 40:13-17 (see notes). It appears in the collection as a separate psalm probably because it was short and suitable for use in temple services on certain occasions.In Psalms 71:0 the believer is pictured looking back on a long life and recalling how the wicked always have opposed him. But just as God has protected him since childhood, so he will continue to do so now (71:1-6). The psalmist’s life has been a constant... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:1

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . do I put my trust = have I fled for refuge. Hebrew. hasah . App-69 . confusion = shame. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:2

ear. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:3

strong habitation = rock of habitation. Hebrew. zur , a fortified place. Some codices, with six early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "a rock of refuge". whereunto I may continually resort, &c. Septuagint reads "a place of security to save me". rock. Hebrew. sela '. See note on Psalms 18:1 , Psalms 18:2 .Exodus 17:6 . Deuteronomy 32:13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:4

Deliver = Cause me to escape. the wicked = lawless one. Hebrew. rash a'. App-44 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:5

hope. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the object of hope. Lord GOD. Hebrew Adonai Jehovah. App-4 . trust = confidence. Hebrew. batah. App-69 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 71:6

from the womb. Compare Jeremiah 1:5 . Some have supposed that this Psalm was written by Jeremiah. See note on Psalms 71:22 . But even then it points to Christ. read more

E.W. Bullinger